My daughter has something wrong with her yet not even the doctors can find what it is at this stage.

Hi firstly sorry to hear about your daughter. Not sure if it's been mentioned but I would assume she's been tested for Ross river virus . I've had
this, the rash, high temp and puffy eyes are classic symptoms. Tiredness & aching joints. I'm no doc but have been told it can lay dormant for a
while. I'm also in northern Victoria and as you would know mozzies were horrible this year. Good luck

I hope your daughter will be fine, my cousins grandson had a viral meningitis form just a couple of weeks ago in this area. Although very sick, he is
fine now. You could ask the authorities what kind of meningitis was suspected, antibiotics would most likely have been given anyway in the first
instance, and you should ask about any tests that have been done, and if there are any results.

When the patient is suddenly confused with the story of a sore throat one suspects an infection resulting in brain inflammation or encephalitis which
usually has a good outcome as it is usually due to a virus and the body`s immune system deals with it. Doctors usually treat with broad-spectrum
antibiotics and anti-virals (aciclovir for the cold-sore virus herpes). Steroids reduce brain swelling.

The heart rate is altered by inflammation of the inner parts of the brain e.g. amygdala.

One other thought is Kawasaki disease which needs intravenous immunoglobulin therapy combined with aspirin.

Blood tests for virus antibodies take 2 weeks to show a rise in antibody levels. Most of the treatment is supportive i.e. IV fluids hygiene.

If in doubt Professor Mike South Professor of Paediatric Medicine in Melbourne is probably the Gregory House in your region.

EM is thought to occur in about 80% of infected patients.[12] Patients can also experience flu-like symptoms, such as headache, muscle soreness,
fever, and malaise.[14] Lyme disease can progress to later stages even in patients who do not develop a rash.[15]

Various acute neurological problems, termed neuroborreliosis, appear in 10–15% of untreated patients.[14][18] These include facial palsy, which
is the loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face, as well as MENINGITIS

Hope your daughter gets better. My sister had the same symptoms you described.
It turned out she was allergic to anti biotics. The only thing that made her better were steroids.
She got out of hospital a few days ago. She was in for five weeks before they traced the reactions.
Someone wrote earlier "keep on top of the docs and nurses". I can't stress that enough! They often forget to check their own notes!!!!

I am not a doctor, but I was thinking the same thing. Lyme or valley fever. Again, we are not doctors here, so none of us should be giving this OP any
ideas to what to shoot for. I would just bring some of this up to the doctor as doctors see many patients and they are human and sometimes don't
think about certain things.

I am not a doctor, but I was thinking the same thing. Lyme or valley fever. Again, we are not doctors here, so none of us should be giving this OP any
ideas to what to shoot for. I would just bring some of this up to the doctor as doctors see many patients and they are human and sometimes don't
think about certain things.

I disagree, there are certain things under the circumstances, that people should be asking other than just a diagnosis, and the OP does not give any
clue to that at all.

I am not a doctor, please advise yourself of that, but I am a transmitter/receiver of medical information from none other than Edgar Cayce who has
heeded your call through me with a diagnosis as follows:

EDGAR CAYCE July 23, 2012 9PM EDST USA
"The meningitis diagnosis is incorrect. It is blood poisoning derived from a sharp pencil she used to dilate her navel because it itched. The child
needs antibiotics of the kind they use for steroid users because she has them in her system. Please evacuate her arm with the rash or the arm closest
to the rash. The rash is a sign she has irritated the nerve endings in the arm and she needs constant attention until the swelling goes down. Feed
her antibiotics every four hours and let her sleep as long as she wants to. There is no cure for blood poisoning, only rest will heal the condition.

This is from Edgar Cayce which I transmitted through my keyboard. Thank you. Aronolac

I truly hope you daughter makes a full and speedy recovery...when you mentioned the swelling of the tissue of the spine and such my mind just jumped
to something I had read about earlier. Not sure if it completely lines up with what you are noticing for the obvious reason of me not seeing it first
had as you have. I would take a look into this just to be safe.

The incubation period of this new "HIV-like" pathogen is around 2 to 3 days (this is the time it takes for the first symptoms of this disease to
appear after the initial exposure to the pathogen). Around 7 to 14 days after the initial exposure to the pathogen, many of the disease symptoms will
have manifested.

This new "HIV-like" virus is probably not easily transmitted sexually, but is easily transmitted through kissing, which often takes place during
sexual contact. This is why people who catch this virus mistakenly think they have caught a sexual disease. But in fact, once someone has caught this
pathogen, it spreads to others, like friends and family, by ordinary household or workplace contact. So this pathogen is not to be considered a
sexually transmitted pathogen, even though it is often caught from kissing during sex with a new partner (and is often caught from sex — even
protected sex — with a prostitute, according to accounts from China).

This mystery HIV-like virus can cause the sudden onset of severe and quite terrible psychological symptoms, including: constant extreme anxiety states
(generalized anxiety disorder), depression, anhedonia, suicidal ideation, poor memory and cognitive dysfunction. These mental state changes appear to
be physically caused by the altered brain biochemistry and brain inflammation resulting from the infection with this virus.

I wish you, and your entire family the best of luck! you daughter will be in my thoughts.

Thanks a lot everyone for the advice, ideas and support. i briefly spoke to my ex about an hour ago and she has given me a brief update of what is
going on.

She says that she looks as though she is recovering but the doctor at the hospital has been advised by someone in Melbourne to proceed with a Lumber
injection (not sure if that is the right term). The doctor apparently tried everything to stop it from happening but it would be against protocol I
guess. They are giving her another day to see whether she continues to improve. If they go ahead with the injection she will be in hospital for up to
another 10 days give or take.

One of the things that we have noticed is something with one of her pupils. It doesn't seem right but maybe its just the fatigue or something. Today
they have marked where they are going to give her the injection but again, we will not know until tommorow whether they will proceed with it.

They have found that there is something in her blood, but she didn't explain what it was or could be so maybe they are still unaware of what is
causing the problems. I am heading up to the hospital soon and hopefully I can get more information which may shed some more light on what is
happening.

The main thing is, she is getting better. I don't know what they are giving her etc at the moment, but by the sounds of it, things are on the up for
now.

Originally posted by smurfy
I hope your daughter will be fine, my cousins grandson had a viral meningitis form just a couple of weeks ago in this area. Although very sick, he is
fine now. You could ask the authorities what kind of meningitis was suspected, antibiotics would most likely have been given anyway in the first
instance, and you should ask about any tests that have been done, and if there are any results.

The first thing they asked is whether she had recently been overseas so whether they were just looking at a worst case scenario or something with the
meningitis, I don't know. One thing that makes me feel it is under control or the doctors are on top of it is the fact they have not moved her down to
the Royal childrens hospital. So at the moment it is a guessing game to what the actual issue is. But it won't be long before we find out.

Only a couple of weeks ago, a friends son had similar symptoms. He was taken to hospital and releases without a diagnosis.. Maybe it is a new strain
of influenza or something.. Either way, it is nasty. The only problem I have with that though is that my older daughter has just got over a bug and is
fine. She would possibly have similar symptoms...

I am very sorry your daughter is going through this right now. It is difficult having an ill child and is frightening for a parent no matter what your
child's age is. There have been several excellent posts regarding what ailment your child may be suffering from and I am sure the support shown has
been comforting. I am a practicing RN with 24 years of experience and would like to weigh in on your daughter's situation. It sounds as if you acted
promptly and the Physicians are treating your daughter aggresively. Know that she is in good hands and that the treatment she is receiving is standard
for a child with possible sepsis/meningitis/encephalitis. IV antibiotics, IV fluids, steroids and anti-pyretics will definitely treat most bacterial
types of meningitis, sepsis or encephalitis. A less serious but still concerning is possibility is Scarlet fever which can make a child very, very
sick. I contracted Scarlet Fever at the age of eight and had very similar symptoms to your child's. The high fever seen in Scarlet fever can cause
hallucinations and the infectious process can cause the photophobia, achiness, swollen lymph nodes and generalized feeling of malaise mimicking
neningitis. Again the treatment is similar as Scarlet is caused by strep. Hang in there. It sounds like your daughter is on the mend with the current
treatment regimen and I pray that she will continue to improve!

They tried to give me a spinal tap when they thought I had meningitis, but I would not do it. The doctor told me if I did have meningitis I would be
dead within 8 hours. I even had to sign a wavier saying that I would not get the spinal tap and that they would not be held responsible in the event I
died (scare tactic).

Considering how many hours it has been, I feel this is all wrong for your daughter; if she indeed had meningitis she would be getting much worse!!! I
later found out that I had to much stress and the muscles had tightened around my upper back causing my spin and neck to hurt. Also, I found out that
doctors give spinal taps when it is NOT necessary (from my sister who is a nurse). Not to mention it is extremely painful. That should be a very last
resort if at all.
***I would read up on that before I consented.

They should have gotten some clues from her blood work.
Has she had any vaccinations or went swimming in open waters like a lake?
Has she been checked for blood poison?

I have not read all the posts on this but if I was you I would do some quick research about " colloidal silver " and how it could possibly be very
helpful to you if whatever is causing this is a virus or a bacteria !!!!!!!!

Other symptoms that sometimes occur with fifth disease include swollen glands, red eyes, sore throat, diarrhea, and rarely, rashes that look like
blisters or bruises.

I only add this b/c it would be a shame for her to get a spinal tap for no good reason. Also, Fifths is not dangerous to children and subsides on its
own. (It is dangerous for a pregnant woman to be around a child with Fifths. Could harm the fetus.)

The recipe is very simple. I have been using this stuff, and my stamina is 2.5 times what it used to be. I used to struggle to run 2 miles. Now, I can
run 5.

It's a bit involved the first time you make it. For simplicity and quick recovery, you might just buy the pre-made stuff. It's sold on amazon. 30
day supply for $30, so it's a bit pricy. Cheaper to make it yourself, but that takes time.

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